List update: Melksham, Michie and ANB

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - NOVEMBER 30: Jake Melksham of the Demons in action during the Melbourne Demons training session at Gosch's Paddock, Melbourne on November 30, 2015. (Photo: Adam Trafford/AFL Media)

We’re really excited to have Jake, a high quality player, come to the club. His training habits are elite and he’s a very, very good runner

Jake Melksham

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“We’re really excited to have Jake, a high quality player, come to the club. His training habits are elite and he’s a very, very good runner. He’s got an AFL body, after six AFL seasons, and his footy habits are very good. We couldn’t be happier with the way he’s going.” – Paul Roos

“Viv probably played his best footy towards the end of last season. He gave himself a chance, but we needed numbers on the list for the draft, so it meant he dropped back to the rookie list. He’s training well and he needs to get fitter – he knows that – but he’s working hard at that area of the game. He has shown he can play AFL football, but it’s just a matter of him pushing hard now and doing everything he possibly can to get in the round one side.” – Paul Roos

“Alex is a second-year player who is readjusting back into training – it’s about getting consistency of training with him. He’s a very good athlete and is a good runner. He had a slight hiccup with his knee, but nothing major. We saw last year the talent he’s got and hopefully he really competes hard and gives himself another chance to play in round one.” – Paul Roos